The Devil's Alternative — Frederick Forsyth

Russia faces famine. The Soviets are forced to  pin their hopes for survival on the U.S. But as  the KGB and the CIA watch in horror, the rescue of a  Ukrainian freedom fighter from the Black Sea  unleashes savagery that endangers peace--and plunges  leaders from Washington to Moscow into a web of  overwhelming intrigue, terror, and suspense. Only two  lovers can save the world from nuclear  destruction. Yet every way out means certain death. and the  countdown has already begun.